Westhoughton (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Rain easing this evening. Drier and brighter on Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Further rain at times this evening with heavy showers possible in southern parts of the region at first overnight. Turning mainly dry later with clear spells in the north. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

A mixed day of cloud and occasional sunny spells. A chance of showers though these isolated and mostly light and many places staying dry. Feeling warmer with light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cloudier and windier on Thursday with patchy rain and drizzle, mostly over the hills. Mainly dry on Friday and Saturday but showers are possible. Warm in any sunshine.

Continuing changeable with further frontal systems running east into the UK bringing further spells of rain, with showery interludes in-between. Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly towards the northwest. With time, the signs are that systems will increasingly track to the northwest of the country, with the south probably starting to see longer, drier interludes while the northwest continues to see more in the way of rain and at times strong winds, Temperatures are expected to be around or a little above normal overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall. Meanwhile, there is the possibility of some very warm or even hot conditions developing later in this period, especially in the south, and these bring with them the chance of thunderstorms.

Changeable weather across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods. Wetter conditions tending to be towards the northwest of the UK, with the south and southeast likely to see more in the way of dry weather, Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above normal, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south. Any hot spells may be accompanied by an increased chance of thunderstorms though.